Swim Team Head Coach (Summer 2024)

Position Type:
Aquatics/Swim Team Coach
Date Posted:
2/9/2024
Location:
Woodland Trails Pool
Date Available:
May 2024
Job Title: Swim Team Head Coach
Start Date: May 2024
Location: Woodland Trails Pool
Work Hours: Daily Practice and Swim Meet Schedule TBD
Compensation: $17.00 per hour depending upon qualifications
Reports to: Recreation Supervisor, Aquatics Coordinator
Supervises: Swim Team Coaches
Essential Functions
The Swim Team Head Coach will be responsible for the management and on-site supervision of the Gators Swim Team Program. The Head Coach is responsible for coaching one age group and overseeing all others. This person must be an effective communicator and display a positive public image. The Swim Team Head Coach is responsible to the Aquatics Coordinator and the Recreation Supervisor.
Duties and Responsibilities

• Strives for a positive experience for all Swim Team participants and their parents.
• Supervises Coaches and other personnel scheduled to work assigned programs, assuring compliance with accepted standards of professional conduct and Park District policies and procedures.
• Schedules Coaches and other personnel according to registration levels and needs of individual participants.
• Assists with recruiting, hiring and training of Coaches
• Plans and implements pre-season coaches' meetings.
• Maintains complete and accurate records of registration, attendance, progress, performance and injuries to participants and staff and unusual incidents.
• Attends competitive meets, runs parents' meetings, coaches' meetings and skill training, participates in skill and procedure reviews.
• Seeks to develop competitive swimming skills, knowledge and values through practices, clinics and other team activities.
• Assures that assigned facilities are setup according to Aquatic Department standards for the activities scheduled during assigned programs.
• Assures that payroll records for assigned staff are complete and accurate
• Prevents accidents by eliminating hazards and hazardous behavior from the facility during assigned programs.
• Assures that pool is secure from outside entry unless relieved by another qualified aquatic department employee or full-time Park District employee.
• Maintains a positive working relationship with other Park District staff.
• Assures Park District policies are enforced with tact and flexibility.
• Communicate concerns through proper channels in a positive manner.
• Exercises appropriate care in the use of Park District equipment.
• Exhibits a positive public image through adherence to uniform policies.
• Remains up to date on all Park District policies.
• Attends Northern IL Swim Conference meetings.

Required Qualifications:

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Have prior experience in coaching semi-competitive aquatic programs.
• CPR/AED certified.

Physical Considerations

• See the attached "Essential Functions Pertaining to the Job"

This job description is intended to be an illustrative, and not an exhaustive, listing of experiences, skills and duties of this position.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS PERTAINING TO JOB
1. In an 8 hour work day employee may:
Stand/Walk None X 1-4 hours 4-6 hours 6-8 hours
Sit None X 1-3 hours 3-5 hours 5-8 hours
Drive X None 1-3 hours 3-5 hours 5-8 hours
2. Employee may use hand(s) for repetitive:
___ Single Grasping ___ Fine Manipulation ___ Pushing & Pulling
3. Employee may use foot/feet for repetitive movement as in operating foot controls"
___ yes X no
4. Employee may: Not At All Occasionally Frequently
Bend _____ _____ X
Twist _____ _____ X
Squat _____ _____ X
Climb _____ _____ X
Reach _____ _____ X
5. Employee will be required to perform the following work:
___ Sedentary Work. Lifting 10 pounds maximum and occasionally lifting and/or
carrying such articles as dockets, ledgers and small tools. Although a sedentary job is defined as one which involves sitting, a certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out job duties. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and other sedentary criteria are met.
X_ Light Work. Lifting 20 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job is in this category when it requires walking or standing to significant degree or when it involves sitting most of the time with a degree of pushing and pulling of arm and/or leg controls.
___ Light Medium Work. Lifting 30 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 20 pounds.
____ Medium Work. Lifting 50 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
___ Light Heavy Work. Lifting 75 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 40 pounds.
___ Heavy Work. Lifting 100 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
JOB CLASSIFICATION
____ Office/Clerical X Non-Office/Clerical